printable

[ prin-tuh-buhl ]

/ ˈprɪn tə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being printed.

suitable for publication; fit to print.

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Origin of printable

First recorded in 1830–40; print + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM printable

print·a·bil·i·ty, print·a·ble·ness, nounnon·print·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby printable

princox, Pringle's disease, Prinivil, prink, print, printable, printanier, printback, print bar, printed circuit, printed circuit board

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How to use printable in a sentence

To better focus on ideation and get more inspired, I usually start with planning my seasonal content using a printable calendar which you can easily find using these steps.
Six content ideas to supercharge your marketing in 2021|Ann Smarty|July 28, 2021|Search Engine Watch
Below the image it says, "Click here to download a printable copy."
I'm Sorry, Follks, But This Really and Truly IS Wimpy|Michael Tomasky|August 2, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For one, many of the “printable” brackets are really not printable.
Bracketology with Jimmy Kimmel|Pat O'Brien|March 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I do not know that I have any printable stuff just now—separatable stuff, that is—but I shall have by and by.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine

Since coming to Tanith, he had heard about them from every Space Viking, never in complimentary and rarely in printable terms.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
They were told in language not to be found in any printable book.
Sea Warfare|Rudyard Kipling
We became bored with the song, and dropped it soon after for less printable songs.
Adventures of a Despatch Rider|W. H. L. Watson
For five minutes he walked up and down, using language scarcely printable, reviling Sowerby, and setting his teeth in anger.
Donovan Pasha And Some People Of Egypt, Complete|Gilbert Parker

British Dictionary definitions for printable

printable

/ (ˈprɪntəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being printed or of producing a print

suitable for publication

Derived forms of printable

printability or printableness, noun

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